TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Three-centimeter bullet in the orbita of a 2.5-year-old Syrian boy
JO  - Journal of cranialfacial surgery
A1  - Solmaz, İskender A.
A1  - Tekerekoğlu, Bülent
SP  - 1326
EP  - 1327
VL  - 26
IS  - 4
N2  - Aim of this report is to present a patient who has had a retrobulbar bullet in his left orbit after gunshot injury and had full recovery after surgery. A Syrian boy aged 2.5 years was referred to our emergency after a gunshot injury from left temple. First examination showed stable vital functions; the boy was conscious but had marked proptosis and edema on the left eye. Left intraorbital bullet was observed in X-ray and computed tomography. The exact localization of the bullet and the integrity of the left eye cannot be determined because of shining in computed tomography. Under general anesthesia, lateral and inferior orbitotomy was performed and 3-cm long bullet was excised, which was obliquely localized in the retrobulbar, intraconal area. Ten days later, the patient was sent to his homeland with almost full recovery and minimum sequela.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1049-2275
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/SCS.0000000000001706
ID  - ref1
ER  -